Bellows Falls, Vermont - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,985
Male Share of the Population	45.9%
Female Share of the Population	54.1%
Senior Citizens	16.1%
Employed Population 16+	1,306
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	32.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	15.6%
Median Earnings25+	$29,476
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,919

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,472
% Above Poverty Level	76.2%
% Below Poverty Level	23.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	17 minutes
% Working from Home	5.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.7%
% Using Public Transportation	4.1%

Housing

People Living Alone	43.3%
Median Gross Rent	$731
Median House Value	$130,800

Ancestry

Irish	19.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	18.2%
French Except Basque	17.6%
English	15.9%
Italian	6.7%
German	5%
Canadian	4.9%
Polish	3.6%
West Indian	3%
Scottish	2.2%
Jamaican	2%
Greek	1.3%
Portuguese	1.2%
Swedish	1%
Haitian	1%
Welsh	1%
Norwegian	0.9%
Hungarian	0.5%
Danishn	0.4%
Russian	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
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Bellows Falls Almanac

Category	Value
County	Windham County
Standard Zip Codes	05101
Phone Area Codes	802
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	43.13
Approximate Longitude	-72.45

Bellows Falls Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BELLOWS FALLS
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	40.2 inches

Station	SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	11.9 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 30 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Station	PETERBORO 2 S
Distance	32.3 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 30 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	35 to 58 F
Annual Precip	44.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Chester	798	$136,125
Newfane	134	$107,000
North Westminster	199	$0
Saxtons River	494	$74,250
Westminster	282	$75,000

Bellows Falls Public Libraries

Rockingham Free Public
65 WESTMINSTER ST.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
(802) 463-4270

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Bellows Falls Public Schools

Bellows Falls Middle School
15 School Street
ZIP: 5101
(802) 463-4366
Middle
Total Enrollment 234

Bellows Falls Uhsd #27
Route 5 South
ZIP: 5101
(802) 463-3944
High
Total Enrollment 341

Rockingham Central Elementary School
50 School Street Extension
ZIP: 5101
(802) 463-4346
Primary
Total Enrollment 226

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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Historic Bellows Falls

Hetty Green's residence between 1900 and 1910

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Hetty Green's residence between 1900 and 1910

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Connecticut River below Bellows Falls between 1900 and 1910

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